City officials: Penthouse apartment was up to code

Number of partygoers may have been a factor in floor collapse

11:50 PM,
Oct. 22, 2012

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At least 100 people were crammed into an apartment with a state fire code occupancy limit of 11 people when its floor collapsed early Sunday, injuring 55 and shutting down utilities in the neighborhood.

No official cause has been released yet regarding why the floor of the penthouse in the Seminole Grand apartment complex collapsed, but information released Monday by the city of Tallahassee paints a clearer picture of what might have gone wrong, starting with the number in attendance.

Michelle Bono, assistant to the city manager, said state fire code allows occupancy of 11 people at one time ...